Delusional Pregnancy in a Patient with Epilepsy: A Case Report

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Volume:26 Issue:2
Delusional Pregnancy in a Patient with Epilepsy: A Case Report

Delusional Pregnancy in a Patient with Epilepsy: A Case Report

Authors : Ömer Naim Sayer, Çiçek Hocaoğlu

Pages : 167-170

Doi:10.18678/dtfd.1424051

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Publication Date : 2024-08-30

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Interictal psychosis is a psychotic symptom that is not temporally related to epileptic seizures. Pregnancy delusion is defined as a person\'s fixed belief that she is pregnant despite objective evidence that she is not pregnant. In this case report, pregnancy delusion was described in a patient with epilepsy. A 31-year-old woman with epilepsy was admitted to a psychiatric ward. The patient, whose pregnancy test results were never positive, believed that she was pregnant. It was learned that her identical twin had experienced reproductive-sexuality-themed psychotic symptoms 10 years ago. The patient was hospitalized for three weeks and discharged in remission with paliperidone 6 mg/day and biperiden 2 mg/day. Caution should be exercised when using antipsychotics because of their epileptogenic effects. Pregnancy delusion in epilepsy is rare. In addition to this rare condition, it is noteworthy that reproductive-sexual delusions were reported in the patient\'s twin brother who was diagnosed with epilepsy.
Keywords : Yalancı gebelik, epilepsi, psikoz

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